The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-08-06
PISTOLS CLICK In COURT.
TROOPS ON THE OUTSIDE ALSO
LOAD THEIR GUNS.

Only An Additional Spark Needed to
Have Inaugurated a Terrible Scene
of Carnage-Three Men Shot By
Masked Mob While on their Way to
Court.
CHICAGO, Aug. 5.-A special from More
head, KY, says a great was caused
yesterday in court by war of words and
recriminations between ID. b. Logan and z.
T. Young in the examination as to the
completely Of Grand Juryman Boone.
Logan was exasperated by Young. Logan
took up tho question and in answer to
Young's remarks that his QIogan's) charac-
ter needed investigation, replied: "And as
for you, sir, have undoubted proof of
your actions for the last ten years that will
hang you.n Pistols were drawn among the
friends of both sides, and
many an ominous click was heard
resounding throughout the court house.
An order TO load was heard from the OUT
side. and the sound of the muskets told the
excited crowd that the first fire on the part
of either party would be followed by q
deadly fire from the troops.
THREE MEN SHOT.
A horrible affray is reported to have
taken place yesterday at place called Dry
Creek, nino miles from this place. John
Taylor, Tim Kecton, John Vance and
Elliott Martin were on their way TO court
here as witnesses TO this term. They vera
met by gang of men masked and armed.
They were halted and their business in
quired into They refused to tell, when the
maskers opened fire ON them, and after
wounding John Taylor and John Vance
and killing Elliott Martin they rode off. No
reasons are assigned for the killing, save
that the evidence of these men could
have damaged somebody connected with
the late murder of the young
Logan The soldiers slept in their clothes
last night. The feeling IS at fever heat. The
strain Is very great and important develop
ments are expected.
About O'clock information was received
that the jury had reached conclusion. In
stantly the court room was in comDlotion,
while the people in the corridors and along
the sidewalks were on the tiptoe of expecta-
tion. The eleven defendants, some pale
and nervous, others swaggeringly defiant,
stepped 10 their row of black chairs. just
as the jurors entered the loud buzz Of excited
conversation ceased with startling sudden
ness. All of the jury studiously
avoided looking in the direction Of the ac-
cused. and the latter after an eager glance
or two, adopted similar tactics. The faces
of the talesmen were ominously grave.
When the verdict was handed in, and tho
Clerk, with trembling voice, announced one
after another of the entire eleven guilty the
defendants seemed rooted to their chairs,
the very embodiment of dispair.
THE PENALTIES A SURPRISE.
Then began the list of penalties: "Com.
missioner McLaughry two years" There
was start Of surprise among the specta-
tors. The extreme penalty Of the law was
fhraa yao md 81 fine nf G1 mo Nothing
less had been expected by great majority
of those present.
commissioner Ochs two years." read the
clerk, and the defendants began to look
up. Commissioners Leyden, vanpelt,
Wren and Wasserman and Warden Varnell
all got two year, and everyone looked
measurably relieveS, except Wren, He
turned ashen and seemed utterly dazed. The
crowd was now prepared for any surprise
and ii came speedilyin the statement: Com
missioners Mccarthy, Oliver, Cassellman
and Cells, a fine of 81, 600" A look of un-
rnistakable exultation took possession of the
countenance of Buck Mccarthy, the burlg
Commissioner who had throughout the trial
and for months previous been the most
conspicuousy attacked of all the crowd.
Imove that the jury be polled, shouted
the irrepressible Mccarthy 1t was done,
and Immediately those of the defendants
who had escaped with fine were released
on bail. The Others were reinanded TO Jail.
A motion for new trial for every one was
quickly entered by the defendants attorney,
Alexander Sullivan.
A special says: "All is now quiet at More
head with no prospects of immediate further
trouble Another dispatch from RESPONSE
BILE party at Morehead says the report of
trouble at Morehead Thursday, sent out
from Lexington was q canard, and that
there was no disturbance Of any kind "a
business Of the court is progressing quietly
and no trouble is anticipated.
TAYLOR CoUNTYs BONDS.
LOUISVILLE, KY, Aug. 5.--An effort to
compromise the fight over the Taylor coun-
ty railroad tax mgds in q conference be-
tween the citizens commission and the bond
holders lawyers has failed Marshal Gross
returns this afternoon to Campbellsville to
continue the levies. The last hope of an
amicable adjustment is gone and q
riot seems inevitable. Two more
' sned by the the Circuit Gre Court
one to Judge Bass, of Taylor county, to
levy an additional tax of 35c. on 300 TO pay
the interest of S2,06s on the railroad bonds
and another to Judge Bowles, Of Green
county, TO pay 81 05 ON each 800 to satisfy
an execution for $2l ,065 ON bonds issued for
the same road over which Taylor county Is
involved. The first sales will be made about
Aug. Is. A big crowd will be present from
Greene county as well as Taylor and col
lision between the crowd and the buyers for
the stockholders will occur VIXEN the buyers